Re: XP2 Firewall

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:44:18 -0600

Doc;
Do not confuse "paranoid" with security.
You do not lock the door of your home because you are "paranoid", you
lock the door for the security it affords.
This is not "emotional gibberish", this is a fact necessary if you
wish to remain secure.

As you stated, the windows XP ICF does not control outbound traffic.
If you see someone post that it does, post back and ask for an
authoritative reference.
Or even wait for those with the facts to set the ignorant poster
straight.

In theory you do not need to watch for outgoing traffic.
If you computer is secure and clean, there is nothing getting out you
do not want out.
However if something sneaks in because you or someone accidentally let
it in (can easily happen) you would be glad for that feature in the
firewall now stopping your personal data from leaving your computer.
Disable Windows ICF and keep Zone alarm. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"doc" <rapadura@nospam.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:zhn_c.7938$Of3.2241@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have Zone Alarm firewall, and now the WIN XP2 firewall. I know 
> that the XP2 fire wall does not block outbound stuff while Zone 
> Alarm does. My question is: If the inbound wall does its job, and I 
> also have Antivirus (Norton), and I do not open attachments from no 
> one, why do I need outbound protection ? I do not share files and I 
> am the only one who uses this computer. I am tired of Zone Alarm Pro 
> asking me if I want to allow this or that, all the time. Some has 
> the "remember my answer" most do not. One irritating is that every 
> time I turn the computer on I get the following "Do you want to 
> allow the Application Layer Gateway Service to act as a Server/" I 
> click details to find out what this is and get "Unknown"
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Doc

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